The first England (DE-635) was named for Ens. John Charles England, IV, D-V(G), USNR (1920-1941). The second England (DLG-22) was named to perpetuate the name England, for the ship (DE-635) that was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.

The second England (DLG-22) was laid down on 4 October 1960 at San Pedro, Calif., by the Todd Shipyards Corp.; launched on 6 March 1962; sponsored by Mrs. Claire [Lucretia C.] Engel, wife of Senator Donald Engel of California; and commissioned at the Long Beach [Calif.] Naval Shipyard on 7 December 1963, Capt. William J. Caspari in command.

Reclassified as a guided-missile cruiser, CG-22, in July 1975, England was simultaneously decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 January 1994. She was ultimately disposed-of by dismantling.